Bamboo cases to protect your Apple gear aren't new around GCT, but the Bamboo Blackbox case may just be the sleekest — not to mention cheapest.

The hard bamboo sleeve ranges from $99.99-$139.99, depending on whether or not you need it for your iPad 2 or your MacBook. It's expensive, yes, but still less than the $179.99 asking price for something like the Silva bamboo case.

The idea for the case came when the creator took a three-month trek across Africa only to come home with a banged up laptop. Bamboo was chosen not just for its environmental benefits, but also for its good looks.

"At Blackbox Case we love working with bamboo," the company explains on its Kickstarter page, where it's looking to raise money to ramp up production to meet demand. "Not only because of the sustainability and economically friendly properties of this plant, but because it provides such a beautiful and lightweight solution to a problem we've all had."